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There’s often much confusion in today’s general manufacturing space about the true nature of positive displacement pumps. In fact, PD pumps are frequently lumped together with centrifugal pumps, which further muddies the waters in terms of how PD pumps work, their real-world value proposition, and which industries or applications are the best fit to maximize performance. 

The good news for you is that the confusion, conflation, and chaos around positive displacement pumps ends here. Today. With this very blog entry. We’ll start with a simple, workable definition. PD pumps trap fixed amounts of fluid within the system to create a constant, consistent flowrate that is independent of pressure. Additionally, because of this consistent nature of fluid movement, PD pumps are a mission-critical tool for environments where high-degrees of dosing accuracy is key. 

Scoop Graeter is IPEC’s Jack of All Trades. With more than 20 years of experience with the company, Scoop is one of the more senior members of the IPEC family and puts his industry knowledge and talents to work each day helping customers repair, service, or overhaul their industrial pump solutions to optimize their efficiency and functionality. A former small-business owner and self-proclaimed steak lover, it’s impossible to imagine IPEC without Scoop and the hard work and dedication he brings to shop each and every day.  

Sustainability is a top-level concern for companies in the industrial space, especially when it comes to water management and how industrial players in the oil & gas, concrete, and chemical industries manage their water consumption, flow, and distribution to foster superior performance and efficiency. In fact a recent study published in IIoT World revealed around 32 billion cubic meters of water is lost every year due to inefficient water flow management.  

You can’t measure what you don’t control. In other words, industrial flow meters are a mission-critical tool in controlling how much water your industrial application uses, how your water supply is used, and where inefficiencies can be curbed to reduce consumption and cost. 

Customer Service Manager Spencer McClure (left) and Business Development Associate David Spitz (right) haven't been part of the IPEC family long, but their contributions have already been significant in helping our customer unlock increased efficiency through process automation. Whether it's leading the charge on sales campaigns, helping to fulfill customer orders and coordinate shipping logistics, or, as Spencer jokingly puts it, "just keeping the office from burning," Spencer and David play a key role in helping us satisfy our commitment to providing the best quality industrial pumps and compressors on the market. 

Winter is coming! Game of Thrones reference aside, the change in seasons and the onset of colder weather is quickly accelerating deadlines for end of summer or fall concrete jobs and prompting concrete plants across large sections of the country to evaluate the best ways to extend productivity and efficiency of water heating processes into the winter months. 

Let’s talk about pancakes. The perfect batch of pancakes is really only as good as the batter dispenser mechanism used to drop the right amount of batter into the pan. Too much batter and your pancakes could be too dense; too little batter and your pancakes will have too little structure or shape. In either situation, the proper amount of this foundational ingredient is perhaps the most important element to ensure you have a high quality end product. 

The mixer: at its core, it’s a simple technology, but it supports mission-critical needs across a wide range of industries, including Oil & Gas, Chemical & Petrochemical, and Water & Wastewater. Within the world of Oil & Gas, the most common mixer application is blending within a storage tank, either to create a product that meets the specifications required by refineries or to prevent buildup of bottom sludge and water (BS&W) during storage.  

As the world sets targets for fewer carbon emissions and introduces new regulations for carbon emissions, the oil and gas industry must adapt. Sustainability is becoming a top priority for oil and gas producers, and there are a wide array of methods available to help reduce the industry’s environmental impact. On top of making strides to reduce their carbon footprint, oil and gas producers are counting on safer, more reliable equipment to achieve sustainability goals.

"Which is better: a single-stage pump or a multi-stage pump?” This is a question our oil & gas customers often ask. For upstream applications like brine injection into deep wells, where disposal water needs to be reliably and quickly filtered, the clear answer is single-stage. While horizontal multi-stage pumps have been the accepted technology for years, switching to a single-stage pump comes with significant benefits. 

When batching additives or water into your concrete mix, it’s vital that each component is added to the mix accurately. When concrete and admixtures are not properly mixed — or if water is not added in the right proportion — workability is not guaranteed. Your meter and transmitter can help you batch accurately every time, but how do you calibrate it? Here, we’ll discuss how to calibrate your meter for accurate batching.